Lake Nona Chamber Festival Brings Excitement to the Park

Mar 29, 2019 at 12:53 am by Staff

. The Nona Chamber Festival "Easter Basket" will bring even more excitement to the new Nona Adventure Park on Saturday, April 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Lake Nona Reg.... Read More

If Healthcare is a 'Right,' What's Next?

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:40 pm by Staff

Few laying on a gurney heading to surgery want "lowest bidder government operatives" By PETER ROSENBERGER One cannot help but admire those who persevere through medical.... Read More

More Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home, Not Rehab

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:17 pm by Staff

  Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Older adults and their families often wonder: Where's the best place to recover after a hip or knee replacement -- at home or in a.... Read More

World's First HIV-To-HIV Kidney Transplant With Living Donor Succeeds

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:12 pm by Staff

. Victoria Knight and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News The world's first kidney transplant from a living HIV-positive donor to another HIV-positive person was su.... Read More

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:02 pm by Staff

    Martha Bebinger, WBUR, Kaiser Health News Men are dying after opioid overdoses at nearly three times the rate of women in the United States. Overdose deaths a.... Read More

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

Mar 28, 2019 at 08:59 pm by Staff

. Will Stone, KJZZ, Kaiser Health News   The U.S. Surgeon General's office estimates that more than 20 million people have a substance use disorder. Meanwhile, the nat.... Read More

FDA Chief Calls For Stricter Scrutiny Of Electronic Health Records

Mar 28, 2019 at 08:57 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday called for tighter scrutiny of electroni.... Read More

New Rules Will Ease Patients' Access To Electronic Medical Records, Senate Panel Says

Mar 28, 2019 at 08:21 pm by Staff

. Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune The chairman of the Senate health committee on Tuesday backed new federal regulations to remove roadblocks patients.... Read More

Orlando VA at Lake Nona Hosts Traveling Vietnam Wall

Mar 28, 2019 at 09:34 am by Staff

.The Orlando VA Medical Center (VAMC) will honor Vietnam Veterans with a Traveling Vietnam Wall Ceremony on Friday, March 29, 2019 from 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. in the south ent.... Read More

CMS launches Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge

Mar 27, 2019 at 09:04 pm by Staff

New competition seeks innovative solutions to better predict healthcare outcomes Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new competition tha.... Read More

Editorial Calls Out Ways Hospitals Work to 'Purge' Independent Doctors to Favor Employed Ones

Mar 27, 2019 at 08:59 pm by Staff

Hospitals go to great lengths to drive out independent doctors from their medical staffs, a new editorial in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Sur.... Read More

Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Breaks Ground On Outpatient Surgery Center

Mar 27, 2019 at 08:42 pm by Staff

. Orlando Health South Lake Hospital broke ground today on a 29,000-square-foot outpatient surgery center with four operating rooms, two procedure rooms, twenty pre and post-.... Read More

AdventHealth is First in Florida to Use State-of-the-art Robotic Technology for Spinal Procedures

Mar 26, 2019 at 11:23 am by Staff

. Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition technology improves accuracy during minimally invasive surgery. . AdventHealth Altamonte Springs is the first in the state to use a te.... Read More

Whistleblower Center Looking for Florida MD to Expose Short-Staffed Nursing Homes in Florida Overbilling Medicare-Medicaid For Whistleblower Rewards

Mar 25, 2019 at 01:30 am by Staff

. The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "We are inviting a medical doctor in Florida to give us a call anytime at 866-714-0303 so we can discuss our whistleblower initiat.... Read More

Cryos Sees Increase in Hispanic Customers, Launches Spanish Website and Blog

Mar 24, 2019 at 11:41 am by Staff

. Cryos International, a sperm and egg bank with U.S. operations based in Orlando, today announced it has launched a Spanish-language version of its website and blog. The n.... Read More

Avalon Park Group to Break Ground on Avalon Business Centre

Mar 22, 2019 at 09:47 am by Staff

. Avalon Park Group has announced the groundbreaking of the Avalon Business Centre. The 38,000 square feet, 4-story mixed use office, medical office and retail building will.... Read More

AdventHealth, UCF Collaborate on Suicide-Prevention Initiative

Mar 22, 2019 at 03:57 am by Staff

. Patients deemed at risk for suicide will be supported for 90 days, ensuring they are connected with appropriate resources and care providers. . AdventHealth is collabora.... Read More

Digestive and Liver Center of Florida Offering Fibroscan® Non-Invasive Liver Testing

Mar 22, 2019 at 03:16 am by Staff

. The Digestive and Liver Center of Florida is the first independent Healthcare Practice in Central Florida to offer FibroScan®. This a quick, pain-free, and non- invasive l.... Read More

Measuring the Cost of Bureaucracy in U.S. Healthcare

Mar 21, 2019 at 07:35 pm by Staff

. By ROBERT E. GRANT In 2014, Health Affairs published a comprehensive study conducted by a team of international health policy experts who analyzed and compared hospital ad.... Read More

Death By 1,000 Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong

Mar 21, 2019 at 05:11 pm by Staff

. Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune The pain radiated from the top of Annette Monachelli's head, and it got worse when she changed positions. It didn't.... Read More